Donatella Versace slams Italian government's anti-gay policies from La Scala stage
Donatella Versace slammed the Italian government for what she described as anti-gay policies in a heartfelt and personal speech that referenced her late brother, Gianni Versace, while receiving a fashion award this weekend.
California gloom: Virus cases spiral, new closures imminent
(AP Photo/Pamela Hassell)SACRAMENTO, Calif. โ With coronavirus cases surging at a record pace, California Gov. The new rules are the Newsom administration's latest attempt to control a virus that is spreading at rates that astonished health experts. The curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. had little impact, Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state's top public health officer, acknowledged Thursday. โWe do not have adequate data to know where transmissions are occurring and that reflects a failure of public health,โ he said. โThatโs not the way we traditionally work in public health,โ he said.
Zegna, Gucci rethink physical shows from digital platforms
Pedestrians pass by a screen showing a Versace model, during the Milan Digital Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, July 16, 2020. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)MILAN The coronavirus-provoked fashion runway rethink was in full swing on the last day of Milans first Digital Fashion Week. Ermengildo Zegnas so-called Phygital presentation was a hybrid of physical and digital experiences that could be the harbinger for runway shows to come for the brand celebrating 110 years. Gucci, meanwhile, has already announced that it will eschew destination runway shows and whittle down its calendar to two events a year, in a bid for prudence. And this is my experiment.The digital experiment this fashion week -- conceived out of epidemiological necessity -- had the effect of emphasizing the absence of energy normally generated by the live shows.